BlueLightMuted

Water Wash

#A9C9E6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.72:1Fails

Black text

11.49:1AAA

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About Water Wash

Water Wash (#A9C9E6) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 169, 201, 230 and its HSL value is 209°, 55%, 78%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Water Wash, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#A9C9E6 · #E6C6A9

Analogous

#A9E6E5 · #A9C9E6 · #A9AAE6

Triadic

#A9C9E6 · #E6A9C9 · #C9E6A9

Split complementary

#A9C9E6 · #E6A9AA · #E6E5A9

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